African Peanut Soup
Total Time: 50 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 8
- 1 (64 ounce) can low sodium chicken broth
- 1 (16 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 (29 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons diced garlic
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken tenderloins, cut into bit sized pieces
- 2 medium potatoes, diced
- 1 medium sweet potato, diced
- 1 cup baby carrots, cut in thirds on the diagonal
- 1 large yellow sweet onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1 teaspoon pepper, to taste (black pepper can be used)
Recipe
- 1 heat olive oil in the pan, add onions and minced garlic.
- 2 as soon as the onions begin to sweat, add chicken. turn up heat to medium-high and begin browning the chicken.
- 3 add potatoes, sweet potato, and carrots. cook for 2 minutes, stirring.
- 4 add diced tomatoes, garam masala, and coconut milk.
- 5 reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, then add chicken broth.
- 6 add salt and pepper, to taste.
- 7 bring to boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes (until potatoes are tender).
- 8 add peanut butter and simmer on low for 5 additional minutes.
- 9 you can carefully mash a couple of the potatoes to thicken soup if you want to serve over rice or just ladle the soup into a bowl and dip a nice crusty bread. enjoy!
- 10 optional: garnish with something green and fresh, like sliced green onions, cabbage, parsley and/or add chopped peanuts.
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